Carpet-stretcher



(NoMod'eL) Y J. A. DUNNELL & A. SMITH.

v CARPET STRETGHER. No. 298,074. Patent ed May 6, 18-84. V y i N. PrrEns. PhalD-Ulhugmphur. Wmhinglnn, ac.

U rTED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. DUNNELL AND AARON SMITH, on BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

- CARPET-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 298,074, dated May 6, 1884-.

Application filed June 16, 1883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that we, JAMES A. DUNNELL and AARON SMITH, citizens of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Stretchers, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in whieh- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.

The object of our invention is to enable any one to rapidly and easily stretch smooth and even a carpet, and hold the same firmly while being fastened in place.

This Stretcher consists of two bent arms, with steel points A and B, Fig. 1, to engage the floor through the carpet at such a distance apart as to let the teeth D on Straight arm engage the carpet and stretch between the points A and B its length or width.

To operate this stretcher, the points A and B on bent arms are thrust through the'carpet (No model.)

into the floor at such a distance from the wall as the carpet needs to be Stretched. The arm 2 5 pointed with teeth D is drawn back by raising at hinges 0, when teeth D engage the carpet, (see Fig. 1,) and by bearing down at hinges G the carpet is pushed up to the wall between the points A and B, whereas by lying flat on 0- the floor it is below centers, and consequently holds itself.

We claim as our invention The bent arms'having points A B, in combination with toothed arm D, hinged at O, 5 whereby two substantial points are given, between which a carpet may be stretched smooth and even at one motion the length or width of the room and be held firmly in place, substantially as set forth.

\ JAMES A. DUNNELL.

AARON SMITH.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. REMELE, ALFRED S. HALL. 

